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Soldier of Change: From the Closet to the Forefront of the Gay Rights Movement
Stephen Snyder-Hill
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Paperback. Soldier of Change not only captures the media frenzy as Snyder-Hill took his place at the forefront of this modern civil rights movement, but also documents his twenty-year journey as a gay man in the army which culminated in the most important battle of his life: defending the disenfranchised. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSK2; JPVH1; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 121 x 19. Weight in Grams: 262.
When the U.S. military repealed Don't Ask, Don't Tell, its official policy on homosexuality in the services, Captain Stephen Snyder-Hill was serving in Iraq. After years enduring the culture of fear and secrecy for gay soldiers, Snyder-Hill submitted a video to a Republican primary debate, asking the participants' whether, if elected, they would extend spousal benefits to legally married gay and lesbian soldiers. His video was booed by the audience on national television. Snyder Hill's story riveted the nation's attention from national news shows to an episode of HBO's The Newsroom to comments by President ... Read more
When the U.S. military repealed Don't Ask, Don't Tell, its official policy on homosexuality in the services, Captain Stephen Snyder-Hill was serving in Iraq. After years enduring the culture of fear and secrecy for gay soldiers, Snyder-Hill submitted a video to a Republican primary debate, asking the participants' whether, if elected, they would extend spousal benefits to legally married gay and lesbian soldiers. His video was booed by the audience on national television. Snyder Hill's story riveted the nation's attention from national news shows to an episode of HBO's The Newsroom to comments by President ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
261g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781612348162
SKU
V9781612348162
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Ref
99-1
About Stephen Snyder-Hill
Stephen Snyder-Hill joined the military in 1988 and fought in the first Gulf War before his honorable discharge in 1996. After reenlisting in 2001, he deployed to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn in 2010.
Reviews for Soldier of Change: From the Closet to the Forefront of the Gay Rights Movement
[Soldier of Change] is an important story to read if you need to know where LGBT rights have been and who brought them forward. It's also one to enjoy if you want an informal, easy-to-like memoir. Even in this post-DADT time, Soldier of Change is a book to call for.
Terri Schlichenmeyer, Washington Blade
(12/24/2014) A moving and insightful ... Read more
Terri Schlichenmeyer, Washington Blade
(12/24/2014) A moving and insightful ... Read more